My Name is
Christina
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death. Now, Christina is a good student who enjoys school. She also loves basketball and plays well. She has high goals for her educational future, and she is very capable of achieving her goals. Christina is assured of her salvation because she has accepted Jesus as the master of her life.
DOB: Dec 18, 2003
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.